Monday, March 30, 2015

Had a good time over the weekend hunting and gathering through my extensive stash. I love doing this, because even with my organizing skills, I always find things I forgot I had or in some cases, things I don't remember how or when they showed up.

I have several ideas for this piece, so will let things sit for a spell and see what they tell me to do. My daughter Bronwyn, who is an excellent writer, often says that her characters take on a life of their own and tell her what to write next! And sometimes that's the case with my art work, the various components let me know how they should be arranged and the different colours and textures to use in the piece.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Now this piece took just a bit of hunting and gathering, not much "marinating" time and went together in less than half and hour! Just a bit different from the Cornwall Journal, LOL!

I found the tiny (4 x 2.25") wooden box at a huge estate sale in Cambria a few years ago. There was a very large wood-working shed full of old tools. Including this vintage "bit" box with the company name, Vermont Tool and Die Company, Newport, Vt., on the sliding lid.

I had the idea that opposites would attract in this case, hence the porcelain "frozen charlottes", the cameo, the dainty crocheted flowers. I love the way all that looked against the rustic, vintage wood.

I found the blue flower trim in my stash and affixed it with heavy gel medium (as I did everything else) around the edge of the box.

It seems like the sort of "treasure" box a 10 year old would have carried in a pocket a hundred years ago and pulled out now and then to show good friends. I have to admit, it was sorta fun to finish a piece so quickly!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Traveling can be a bit dicey, because I'm never sure how I'll feel, but when this came up and I'm actually feeling pretty good we decided to go for it.

Haven't seen a lot of Turner in person so am really looking forward to it. And insterestingly enough I've never been to the Getty! After a mid-morning visit with mixed media artist extraordinaire Marylinn Kelly (mail art, rubber stamp designer and True Color artist) we'll head to the museum and then have a leisurely drive home after rush hour. I'll report in on Thursday!

And so ends Rose's journal of a Cornwall holiday in the spring of 1910. I had so much fun working on this, gathering the ephemera, writing the journal entries and putting the whole thing together.
Hope you enjoyed it also!

Monday, March 16, 2015

Started in late October, now done in mid March, The story of Rose and Victoria's springtime holiday to St. Ives in Cornwall in May of 1910 - the waning years of the Edwardian Era. Each spread in accompanied by a journal entry written by Rose that tells of their adventures of that particular day.

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We are all artists--so when creativity calls, be sure to answer!
Growing up in Azusa, California, my kindergarten teacher gave me an "unsatisfactory" in
Cut&Paste, and I believed her for 50 years. Now I am a mixed media artist and work in a library.